Profiling of Saharan dust from the Caribbean to western Africa – Part 1: Layering structures and optical properties from shipborne polarization/Raman lidar observations

We present final and quality-assured results of multiwavelength polarization/Raman lidar observations of the Saharan air layer (SAL) over the tropical Atlantic. Observations were performed aboard the German research vessel R/V <i>Meteor</i> during the 1-month transatlantic cruise from...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: F. Rittmeister, A. Ansmann, R. Engelmann, A. Skupin, H. Baars, T. Kanitz, S. Kinne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/12963/2017/acp-17-12963-2017.pdf